High speed router for aluminium tooling 3d profiling.

[GEOFFREY]

Why can't you do this with your Thermwood? Make a fixture that will contain any coolant etc. To grip the small dia. tools in my SCM I use an ER 16 straight shank (20mm) collet chuck gripped in the ER 32 collet. Just a thought. G

[gavztheouch]

Why can't you do this with your Thermwood? Make a fixture that will contain any coolant etc. To grip the small dia. tools in my SCM I use an ER 16 straight shank (20mm) collet chuck gripped in the ER 32 collet. Just a thought. G

I think it would def be worth a shot. Have you tried 3d profiling with your SCM. Did you find the Collet chuck added any extra run out?

Thermwood takes it gcode in floppy disc sized chunks and there is apparently no way around the 1.4mb file limit. So for large files I have to break it down into smaller parts, it works but might limit its ability to use a super fine step over to obtain a nice smooth finish.

[GEOFFREY]

I am afraid that I have not done any 3d work yet (can,t draw!!!), But I do regularly use small cutters and do not have any problems with runout. The SCM also used floppy discs, but I had the NUM controller upgraded (by NUM) to USB and can in anycase "drip feed" larger programs. What controller does the Thermwood use? G.